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The NFL continues to amp up its marketing agenda both domestically and abroad from mandating elite teams participate in “Hard Knocks” to expanding the number of games in London going forward, and making sure that elite teams like the Dallas Cowboys (next year) help augment the sometimes iffy matchups served up by longtime stakeholder the …
This past week an issue arose in Australian cricket that is one worth watching as the American professional sports landscape, and its fans become more comfortable and engaged with the issue of uniform commercial branding…namely, putting sponsors on jerseys. The talk for the last several years is that the U.S. professional sports will join MLS, …
This past Saturday, as the first place Red Bulls battled Sporting Kansas City in a key Major League Soccer matchup in the Midwest, a packed house at Hofstra University’s Shuart Stadium on Long Island, NY helped the New York Cosmos usher in a new era, in a league that has the same name as their …
Timing, as we all know, is essential to success in sport. A millisecond layer and a home run becomes a pop up, a blink too soon and a NASCAR driver ends up being entangled with a rival just in front of him, a small flinch and an birdie ends up being just par. So it …
In the last few years venue operators have looked to find more and more ways to attract high end clientele to their facilities…many of which are now in inner cities vs. isolated in the suburbs…well away from game days. Much like casinos, sports facilities realize that the “experience” at such a high ticket prices could …
This past Friday amongst all the chaos around the tragedy in Connecticut came a story from Bloomberg’s Scott Soshnick that Manchester City could become the founding partner/owner of a new Major League Soccer franchise, the one that will be based in New York City. While those on the fringe may raise some eyebrows as to …
The Brentford Football Club has been around since 1889 and now plays in League One. Most of their history they have labored for their loyal supporters in the second or third division. They play on a pitch scheduled for renovation after years of struggling. However given the economy, Brentford recently announced a plan for one …
Kick It Out Gets Kicked Back: It seemed like a great sign of unity for a positive message. The anti-racism campaign Kick It Out struck a deal with the Barclays Premier League to have all players wear t-shorts as a sign of anti-bullying prior to matches this weekend. A clear, powerful message delivered by a …
NBA commissioner David Stern has long said that live sports has always been reality TV…drama played out in front of the cameras for millions to see, packed with drama, excitement and of course now all the access that teams, brands and fans can muster. The digital world has brought us into the living rooms, bed …
This week brings to and end a frantic few weeks of soccer “friendlies” in the United States, capped off Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium with Real Madrid meeting A.C. Milan at Yankee Stadium in New York the second of two powerhouse matches in The Bronx this month. However, it was well beyond the second “House …
